by Jay | Sep 4, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH
By Lou Modestino
On Saturday night September 7th, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will invade the high banked ¼ mile of the Riverside Speedway in Groveton NH. This will mark the first visit to Riverside for the GSPSS. “We are looking forward to bringing Pro Stock/Super Late Model racing back to Riverside”, stated series president Mike Parks A limited number of teams have turned laps on the ¼ mile but all and all it will be a first for 90% of the teams.
Current point leader Jeremy Davis hopes to turn his recent string of bad luck around, Davis holds a slim 7 point lead over defending Thompson Speedway champion Mike O’Sullivan. As with Davis, O’Sullivan has struggled over the last couple of events. Third place point man Matt Frahm has been on a roll over the last few events and has turned the most laps on the ¼ mile oval, Frahm is one of the favorites for the event. Rounding out the top 5 in the point standings is former Oxford 250 champion Larry Gelinas and longtime Pro Stock competitor Mike Parks.
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald drove from his twelfth place starting position to finish fourth in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in the eleventh K&N Pro Series East race this season. It was the second visit to the “Old House of Racing” this season with MacDonald taking the checkers in eighth place in the March race. Monday’s Labor Day finish solidifies Eddie Mac’s fourth place standing in the point’s race trailing third place by only four points with four races remaining.
The Grimm Construction Chevy/Multiple Sclerosis Chevy qualified twelfth in the 23 car field in 21.051 sec. around the flat half mile oval. Eddie Mac ran seventh fastest in the first practice session and ran 19th on old tires in the second practice saying, “The car ran well in the first practice and we knew we would be okay for the race. We qualified in twelfth and that is about what we expected. The important thing on this track is to save your tires for the end. The drivers that do that the best will be there at the end of the race.” (more…)
by Jay | Sep 3, 2013 | New England, Schedules
LOU MODESTINO’S NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SCHEDULE FOR 9/4-9/8/13
Wednesday, 9/4/13
Denny’s Restaurant(W. Greenwich, RI, I-95 Ex. 70-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Elk’s Club(Rt. 53 Weymouth, MA)-Spindles Cruise Night, Hot Rods, Food, Music, Fun,
5:30 p.m.
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 1A, Attleboro, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p..
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
Waterford Speedbowl(CT)-Wild N’ Wacky Stockcar Racing, 7 pm.
Thursday, 9/5/13
Moose Family Center(244 Fuller Rd., Chicopee, MA)-Cruise Night, 6 p.m.-Dusk.
Misquamicut beach(Atlantic Ave., Westerly, RI0-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Patriot Place(RT 1, Foxborough, MA)-Cruise Night MA Cruisers, Food, Music, 50/50 Raffle, Car Of The Show, 5 p.m. -Dusk.
Susi Q’s Place(208 Plainfield Pike, N. Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, DJ, 4-9 p.m.
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by | Aug 30, 2013 | New England
Dirty Dozen Cup: Reid Lanpher
Motor Mile Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, concludes his season with JR Motorsports with a doubleheader weekend of Late Model racing, beginning with the Dirty Dozen Cup New River Bank Twin 125s at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., on Friday, August 30, and followed with the 37th annual Bobby Isaac Memorial at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, N.C., on Saturday, August 31. The 15-year-old Lanpher is coming off two of his best career finishes at the respective tracks, including a Top-10 finish at Motor Mile earlier this month and an impressive ninth-place finish in his Hickory debut in early July.
THE FACTS
WHO: Reid Lanpher, Manchester, Maine
TEAM: No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Seth Kooika, Mooresville, N.C.
BEST CAREER MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 10th (August 2013)
LAST RACE AT MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY: 10th (August 2013)
WHAT: Dirty Dozen Cup New River Bank Twin 125s
WHERE: Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Va. (.416-mile oval)
WHEN: Friday, August 30 – 8 a.m., practice; 6:45 p.m., qualifying; 8 p.m., race
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by | Aug 29, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
Wild ‘n Wacky racing returned to the race track Wednesday evening at Waterford Speedbowl with five event winners taking honors on the night. A first time victor emerged in the Super X-Car division as Dave Yardley of Berlin won his first-ever race at the Speedbowl. Preston’s Wayne Shifflett won the night’s X-Car feature and in INEX racing, Angelo Belsito of Auburn, MA and Jonathon Puleo of Branford won the respective Legend Car and Bandolero division feature races. The night’s Wacky Race featured a relay race among teams of competitors which entertained fans in attendance.
The final Thursday night of the 2013 racing season at Thompson Speedway could produce the most exciting racing of the season. The point standings in each of the divisions are the closest in memory with a total of 25 different drivers in a position to win one of the five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division track championships.
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by | Aug 29, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Todd Stone put an exclamation point on a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing doubleheader at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday, August 23, sweeping a pair of 25-lap features in the track’s headline Bond Auto Parts Modified division. Stone was joined on the winner’s list during the Sugar & Spice Restaurant Night card by Late Model drivers Chris Bergeron and Josh Masterson, Renegade racers Stephen Donahue and Richie Turner, and Mini Stock competitors Jake Noble and Chuck Bradford.
Stone put on a passing clinic in the two main events, driving from 12th and 13th starting positions in the respective feature races. The Middlebury, VT driver was unstoppable in the opening race, driving from the back to pass Dave Snow for the lead at lap 15 and then cruising to an easy victory. Joe Williams of Scotia, NY came from seventh to take the runner-up spot, with Joey Roberts of Fletcher, VT third. Snow, of Brandon, VT, held on for a career-best fourth, with Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT fifth.
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